C.

Frequency density The area of each rectangle in a

D. Raw frequency histogram represents:
✅ Answer: C. Frequency density A. Mean
SSC CGL 2025 (Tier-1) B. Frequency
6. C. Class width
1. 7. D. Cumulative frequency
✅ Answer: B. Frequency
A histogram is used to represent: In a histogram, bars are:
A. Categorical data A. Separated by spaces 2.
B. Continuous frequency distribution B. Overlapping 3.
C. Discrete data C. Connected without gaps
D. Individual data D. In circular form A histogram differs from a bar chart in
✅ Answer: B. Continuous frequency ✅ Answer: C. Connected without gaps that:
distribution A. Bars are colored
8. B. Bars are separated
2. 9. C. Bars are touching
3. D. Used for qualitative data
If the class width is 5 and the frequency ✅ Answer: C. Bars are touching
What does the height of a bar in a is 10, the frequency density is:
histogram represent? A. 2 4.
A. Mean B. 15 5.
B. Class interval C. 5
C. Frequency D. 0.5 Histogram is used to represent which
D. Cumulative frequency ✅ Answer: A. 2 type of data?
✅ Answer: C. Frequency A. Categorical
10. B. Discrete
4. C. Continuous
5. D. Nominal
✅ Answer: C. Continuous
In a histogram, if class intervals are SSC CGL 2024 (Tier-1)
unequal, what should be plotted on the 6.
y-axis? 1. 7.
A. Cumulative frequency
B. Relative frequency
 In a histogram, which of the following 2. 9.
is plotted on the X-axis? 3.
A. Frequency Which of the following best describes a
B. Class intervals If class intervals are of unequal width, histogram?
C. Frequency density histogram bars are adjusted using: A. Pictorial form of a bar graph
D. Midpoints A. Midpoints B. Graphical form of a pie chart
✅ Answer: B. Class intervals B. Relative frequency C. Graphical form of frequency table
C. Frequency density D. Graphical form of a line chart
8. D. Mean value ✅ Answer: C. Graphical form of
9. ✅ Answer: C. Frequency density frequency table

A histogram can be drawn only if: 4. 10.

A. Data is nominal 5.
B. Data is discrete
C. Class intervals are continuous In histogram, the width of the bar
D. Data is ungrouped indicates: SSC CGL 2022 (Tier-1)
✅ Answer: C. Class intervals are A. Frequency
continuous B. Class size 1.
C. Class mark
10. D. Median A histogram is best suited to represent:
✅ Answer: B. Class size A. Raw data
B. Grouped continuous data
6. C. Text data
SSC CGL 2023 (Tier-1) 7. D. Percentage data
✅ Answer: B. Grouped continuous
1. Which is true for histogram but not for data
bar graph?
Frequency polygon is obtained from: A. Bars are of equal width 2.
A. Pie chart B. Bars do not touch 3.
B. Bar graph C. Bars touch each other
C. Histogram D. Used for categorical data In a histogram, what does the area
D. Line chart ✅ Answer: C. Bars touch each other under each rectangle represent?
✅ Answer: C. Histogram A. Mean
8. B. Median
C. Frequency A. Frequencies are missing 5.
D. Mode B. Class widths are unequal
✅ Answer: C. Frequency C. Data is categorical When bars in a histogram are not
D. Data is nominal touching, it implies:
4. ✅ Answer: B. Class widths are A. Incorrect data
5. unequal B. Incomplete frequency
C. Class intervals are not continuous
What is the difference between a 10. D. Histogram is not needed
histogram and a bar chart? ✅ Answer: C. Class intervals are not
A. Histogram uses rectangles of equal continuous
height
B. Histogram bars have gaps SSC CGL 2021 (Tier-1) 6.
C. Histogram is used for qualitative 7.
data 1.
D. Histogram bars touch each other In a histogram, the total area under the
✅ Answer: D. Histogram bars touch What is plotted on the Y-axis in a bars represents:
each other histogram? A. Sum of class widths
A. Class intervals B. Sum of class midpoints
6. B. Mean C. Total frequency
7. C. Frequency D. Mean
D. Cumulative frequency ✅ Answer: C. Total frequency
If a histogram has two peaks, it is ✅ Answer: C. Frequency
called: 8.
A. Unimodal 2. 9.
B. Bimodal 3.
C. Multimodal The shape of the histogram for
D. Skewed The histogram is not suitable for: normally distributed data is:
✅ Answer: B. Bimodal A. Continuous data A. Skewed
B. Grouped data B. Bell-shaped
8. C. Discrete data C. Flat
9. D. Frequency distribution D. Rectangular
✅ Answer: C. Discrete data ✅ Answer: B. Bell-shaped
The frequency density is used in
histograms when: 4. 10.
SSC CGL 2020 (Tier-1) D. Mode Histogram can be used only for:
✅ Answer: B. Class intervals A. Ungrouped data
1. B. Categorical data
6. C. Grouped continuous data
The most suitable graphical method to 7. D. All of the above
show a grouped frequency distribution ✅ Answer: C. Grouped continuous
is: The bars in a histogram: data
A. Bar graph A. Are separated
B. Histogram B. Touch each other 2.
C. Pie chart C. Are shaded 3.
D. Line graph D. Represent qualitative data
✅ Answer: B. Histogram ✅ Answer: B. Touch each other A histogram is a type of:
A. Pictograph
2. 8. B. Frequency chart
3. 9. C. Pie chart
D. Line graph
In a histogram, if the frequency is 18 Which of the following is not true for ✅ Answer: B. Frequency chart
and class width is 3, what is the histograms?
frequency density? A. Used for continuous data 4.
A. 6 B. Bars are adjacent 5.
B. 21 C. Used for frequency distribution
C. 5 D. Suitable for discrete data In a histogram, the width of the bar is
D. 3 ✅ Answer: D. Suitable for discrete determined by:
✅ Answer: A. 6 data A. Frequency
B. Class size
4. 10. C. Mean
5. D. Median
✅ Answer: B. Class size
Histogram bars are plotted with respect
to: SSC CGL 2019 (Tier-1) 6.
A. Midpoints 7.
B. Class intervals 1.
C. Frequency polygon Which chart can be used to form a
frequency polygon?
 A. Pie chart 2. 8.
B. Histogram 3. 9.
C. Bar chart
D. Scatter diagram The area of each rectangle in a The vertical axis in a histogram
✅ Answer: B. Histogram histogram is proportional to: represents:
A. Class width only A. Class size
8. B. Frequency only B. Frequency
9. C. Product of class width and C. Class interval
frequency D. Midpoints
What is the shape of a histogram with D. Mean ✅ Answer: B. Frequency
uniform distribution? ✅ Answer: C. Product of class width
A. Triangular and frequency 10.
B. Bell-shaped
C. Rectangular 4.
D. Skewed 5.
✅ Answer: C. Rectangular SSC CGL 2017 (Tier-1)
In a histogram, when class intervals are
10. unequal, what needs to be done? 1.
A. Use cumulative frequency
B. Use midpoints Histogram bars represent which
C. Use frequency polygon combination of elements?
SSC CGL 2018 (Tier-1) D. Use frequency density A. Frequency and mean
✅ Answer: D. Use frequency density B. Class width and frequency
1. C. Mode and range
6. D. Cumulative frequency and range
Histogram is plotted using: 7. ✅ Answer: B. Class width and
A. Class midpoints and frequency frequency
B. Class intervals and frequency Histogram is best to display:
C. Class mark and cumulative A. Qualitative data 2.
frequency B. Numerical data 3.
D. Class intervals and cumulative C. Grouped continuous data
frequency D. Ordinal data Frequency polygon can be
✅ Answer: B. Class intervals and ✅ Answer: C. Grouped continuous superimposed on:
frequency data A. Line graph
B. Pie chart A. Mode 4.
C. Histogram B. Mean 5.
D. Bar chart C. Median
✅ Answer: C. Histogram D. All three are equal A histogram cannot be constructed
✅ Answer: D. All three are equal when:
4. A. Data is grouped
5. 10. B. Data is continuous
C. Data has unequal class widths and
If the bars in a histogram do not touch raw frequencies
each other, it indicates: D. Frequencies are available
A. Categorical data SSC CGL 2016 (Tier-1) ✅ Answer: C. Data has unequal class
B. Discrete frequency widths and raw frequencies
C. Non-continuous class intervals 1.
D. Missing data 6.
✅ Answer: C. Non-continuous class What is the first step in constructing a 7.
intervals histogram?
A. Plot frequency What does a skewed histogram
6. B. Determine class marks indicate?
7. C. Create grouped frequency table A. Uniform distribution
D. Calculate mean B. Symmetrical distribution
The shape of a histogram helps to ✅ Answer: C. Create grouped C. Lack of variation
identify: frequency table D. Asymmetrical data
A. Mode only ✅ Answer: D. Asymmetrical data
B. Mean only 2.
C. Distribution pattern 3. 8.
D. Class limits 9.
✅ Answer: C. Distribution pattern In a histogram, class intervals must be:
A. Inclusive When is it necessary to use frequency
8. B. Overlapping density instead of frequency in a
9. C. Continuous and non-overlapping histogram?
D. Exclusive A. When data is nominal
In a symmetric histogram, which ✅ Answer: C. Continuous and non- B. When class sizes vary
measure of central tendency is most overlapping C. When classes are overlapping
appropriate?
D. When data is ungrouped C. Median Histogram is used when:
✅ Answer: B. When class sizes vary D. Range A. Data is ungrouped
✅ Answer: B. Frequency of each class B. Data is qualitative
10. C. Data is continuous and grouped
6. D. Data is descriptive
1. 7. ✅ Answer: C. Data is continuous and
grouped
A histogram is mainly used to A histogram is not suitable for:
represent: A. Categorical data 2.
A. Unclassified data B. Continuous data 3.
B. Categorical data C. Grouped data
C. Grouped frequency distribution D. Symmetrical data Frequency polygon can be drawn over
D. Individual data ✅ Answer: A. Categorical data a:
✅ Answer: C. Grouped frequency A. Bar diagram
distribution 8. B. Pie chart
9. C. Histogram
2. D. Line graph
3. The area of each bar in a histogram is ✅ Answer: C. Histogram
proportional to:
Which of the following is a A. Class width only 4.
characteristic feature of a histogram? B. Frequency only 5.
A. Bars are of different widths C. Class width × Frequency
B. Bars are equally spaced D. Median What is plotted on the X-axis of a
C. Bars touch each other ✅ Answer: C. Class width × histogram?
D. Bars are circular Frequency A. Frequency
✅ Answer: C. Bars touch each other B. Frequency density
10. C. Class intervals
4. D. Cumulative frequency
5. ✅ Answer: C. Class intervals

Which of the following can be derived SSC CGL 2014 (Tier-1) 6.

directly from a histogram? 7.
A. Mean 1.
B. Frequency of each class
 In a histogram, frequency density is D. Percentages D. Mode = Mean
used when: ✅ Answer: C. Grouped frequency ✅ Answer: C. Mean > Median
A. Class intervals are equal
B. Class intervals are unequal 2. 8.
C. Frequencies are cumulative 3. 9.
D. Midpoints are given
✅ Answer: B. Class intervals are Histogram is a type of: What is required to calculate the
unequal A. Pie chart frequency density?
B. Line graph A. Frequency and class mark
8. C. Column chart B. Class width and frequency
9. D. Bar chart for continuous data C. Cumulative frequency
✅ Answer: D. Bar chart for continuous D. Mean and range
A symmetrical histogram will have its data ✅ Answer: B. Class width and
peak at the: frequency
A. First class 4.
B. Last class 5. 10.
C. Middle class
D. Zero In a histogram, height of each bar is
✅ Answer: C. Middle class proportional to:
A. Width of the class SSC CGL 2012 (Tier-1)
10. B. Frequency density
C. Class mark 1.
D. Cumulative frequency
✅ Answer: B. Frequency density Which of the following graphs is
SSC CGL 2013 (Tier-1) suitable for comparing two sets of
6. frequency distributions?
1. 7. A. Pie chart
B. Line chart
The frequency polygon is a graphical If a histogram is skewed to the right, it C. Histogram
representation of: means: D. Bar chart
A. Raw data A. Mode > Mean ✅ Answer: C. Histogram
B. Cumulative frequency B. Median > Mean
C. Grouped frequency C. Mean > Median 2.
3.
A histogram shows: B. Median What is the difference between
A. The exact values of the data C. Distribution type histogram and frequency polygon?
B. Distribution of the data D. Frequency polygon A. Histogram uses lines
C. Classification of qualitative data ✅ Answer: C. Distribution type B. Polygon uses rectangles
D. Total data only C. Histogram uses bars, polygon uses
✅ Answer: B. Distribution of the data 10. lines
D. Both are same
4. ✅ Answer: C. Histogram uses bars,
5. polygon uses lines
SSC CGL 2011 (Tier-1)
Histogram is generally used for: 6.
A. Monthly data 1. 7.
B. Yearly averages
C. Statistical frequency data Which type of data is not suitable for a What can you estimate from the shape
D. Temperature readings histogram? of a histogram?
✅ Answer: C. Statistical frequency A. Age group of people A. Range only
data B. Temperature range B. Mean only
C. Favorite color of students C. Spread and skewness
6. D. Income distribution D. Mode only
7. ✅ Answer: C. Favorite color of ✅ Answer: C. Spread and skewness
students
In histogram, class boundaries are: 8.
A. Overlapping 2. 9.
B. Discrete 3.
C. Continuous What is a limitation of a histogram?
D. Undefined Histogram can be replaced with: A. Can’t use for continuous data
✅ Answer: C. Continuous A. Pie chart B. Doesn’t show exact values
B. Ogive C. Can’t represent frequency
8. C. Frequency polygon D. Cannot be plotted on graph paper
9. D. Line chart ✅ Answer: B. Doesn’t show exact
✅ Answer: C. Frequency polygon values
The histogram's shape helps identify
the: 4. 10.
A. Class limit 5.
Frequently Repeated / C. Uses touching bars B. Equal to mean
Conceptual Patterns (Based on D. Shows percentage C. Equal to midpoint
older SSC CGL exams) ✅ Answer: C. Uses touching bars D. Cannot be determined
✅ Answer: A. Equal to frequency
1. 6.
7. 2.
Which of the following is not a valid 3.
feature of a histogram? What does the width of the bars in a
A. Shows data distribution histogram represent? When constructing a histogram, which
B. Bars are touching A. Frequency of the following is essential?
C. Suitable for categorical data B. Class interval A. Pie chart
D. Used for continuous variables C. Mean B. Cumulative frequency
✅ Answer: C. Suitable for categorical D. Midpoint C. Grouped continuous data
data ✅ Answer: B. Class interval D. Discrete values
✅ Answer: C. Grouped continuous
2. 8. data
3. 9.
4.
What is the main purpose of a Histogram bars are: 5.
histogram? A. Always vertical and spaced
A. To calculate averages B. Horizontal and spaced The area of a bar in a histogram
B. To show variation C. Touching each other corresponds to:
C. To display frequency distribution D. Alternating colors A. Mean
D. To show percentages ✅ Answer: C. Touching each other B. Total frequency
✅ Answer: C. To display frequency C. Class width × frequency
distribution 10. D. Mode
✅ Answer: C. Class width × frequency
4.
5. 6.
1. 7.
Histogram differs from bar chart in that
histogram: In histograms with equal class A histogram is most useful when data:
A. Uses lines intervals, frequency density is: A. Is grouped and continuous
B. Has gaps between bars A. Equal to frequency B. Is ungrouped
C. Is in categories Which graph is formed by joining A. Shortest bar
D. Is nominal midpoints of histogram bars? B. Tallest bar
✅ Answer: A. Is grouped and A. Ogive C. First class
continuous B. Line graph D. Last class
C. Frequency polygon ✅ Answer: B. Tallest bar
8. D. Scatter plot
9. ✅ Answer: C. Frequency polygon 10.

What should you do when class 4.

intervals are unequal in a histogram? 5.
A. Leave them as they are 1.
B. Ignore width What type of data is best represented
C. Use frequency density by a histogram? A right-skewed histogram has:
D. Convert to pie chart A. Ordinal A. Tail on the left
✅ Answer: C. Use frequency density B. Continuous numerical B. Equal tails
C. Qualitative C. Tail on the right
10. D. Binary D. No tail
✅ Answer: B. Continuous numerical ✅ Answer: C. Tail on the right

6. 2.
1. 7. 3.

What is plotted on the Y-axis of a A bimodal histogram has: A uniform histogram will appear as:
histogram (standard case)? A. One peak A. Sloping
A. Class width B. Two peaks B. Bell-shaped
B. Frequency C. Flat shape C. Flat and rectangular
C. Class interval D. Bell shape D. Skewed
D. Midpoint ✅ Answer: B. Two peaks ✅ Answer: C. Flat and rectangular
✅ Answer: B. Frequency
8. 4.
2. 9. 5.
3.
In a histogram, the mode can be Histograms are best when the data is:
estimated from: A. Continuous and grouped
B. Categorical and discrete A. Right-skewed data A. Flat
C. Binary B. Equal mean, median, mode B. Bell-shaped
D. Ranked C. Negative correlation C. Skewed
✅ Answer: A. Continuous and grouped D. Categorical distribution D. Rectangular
✅ Answer: B. Equal mean, median, ✅ Answer: B. Bell-shaped
6. mode
7. 8.
2. 9.
Histogram frequency is shown using: 3.
A. Line segments Which of the following cannot be
B. Circles Which measure is least affected by a identified directly from a histogram?
C. Height of bars skewed histogram? A. Total frequency
D. Width of bars A. Mean B. Mode
✅ Answer: C. Height of bars B. Mode C. Mean
C. Median D. Distribution pattern
8. D. Standard deviation ✅ Answer: C. Mean
9. ✅ Answer: C. Median
10.
Which of the following graphs cannot 4.
be used for continuous data? 5.
A. Histogram
B. Line graph In histogram, cumulative frequency is
C. Frequency polygon shown by:
D. Bar graph A. Frequency polygon
✅ Answer: D. Bar graph B. Ogive
C. Pie chart
10. D. Dot plot
✅ Answer: B. Ogive

6.
1. 7.

What does a symmetrical histogram Which shape of histogram is associated

indicate? with a normal distribution?